Revelation 13:16-17 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads: And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

5G + Biometric Facial/Hand Scanning + Digital/Cashless Transactions + Mark of Approval/Authorization = Tomorrow’s Economy

Biometric scanning used for migrant/border control, secure identity verification and approval, government benefits, domestic and international travel security, economic inclusion of everyone, buying/selling transactions and fund transfers, instantaneous speed of transaction and convenience, VAT/taxation collection, mobility, social credit score and ranking, population movement and tracking, monitoring political and religious ‘extremism’ (terrorists). ‘Mark, number or name’ for verification and approval.

Increasing Government Repression, Control and Surveillance:  Biometric checks and facial recognition payments to support social distancing, fight spread of covid-19. Redemption Draws Nigh … ‘as we see these things come to pass.’ “Mass Roll-out in Mid-2020.” There is that year again!!!

Mar 23, 2020 | Chris Burt. Biometric Update.

Face biometrics continue to be implemented around the world to support social distancing and virus transmission-reduction efforts. In some cases, existing technologies or planned programs are being updated, while in Poland and elsewhere, facial recognition is being deployed specifically to combat the spread of covid-19. In India, however, people are being encouraged not to update their Aadhaar accounts or apply for passports.

Poland has launched a biometric smartphone app to confirm that people quarantined for 14 days due to coronavirus are remaining put, according to AFP.

A digital ministry spokesperson told AFP that those in quarantine could download the app or expect a visit from the authorities.

People returning to Poland from abroad are expected to download the app, which records their geolocation, and submit selfies for biometric checks to show they have the device in their possession. After an initial selfie is registered, requests are issued for further confirmations throughout the day, with police alerted to failures to respond within 20 minutes.

Fines have been established and in at least one case already levied against a person breaking the quarantine rules.

Facial recognition retail payments trialed in Russia

Testing of Russia’s Unified Biometric System (EBS) for payments at grocery stores has begun, spurred by concerns about the spread of the coronavirus through banknotes and payment cards, Izvestia reports.

Customers at Lenta supermarkets can use the EBS through a VTB payment system. Nikita Chugunov, head of VTB’s digital business department, told the publication that a mass roll-out is planned for mid-2020.

Pilot projects of facial biometric payments through Promsvyazbank are also planned for the beginning of 2021, and the bank is in negotiations with several retail chains to introduce the system.

Payments are made through terminals with built-in cameras. Rostelecom, which operates the EBS, says transaction time is reduced from 20 to 5 (5) seconds with the service, and it can also provide loyalty points or confirm the purchaser’s age.

There are currently more than 130,000 templates stored in the EBS database.

Malaysian palace implements SenseTime controls

A system combining thermal scanning technology and facial recognition from SenseTime has been implemented at the King’s Palace in Malaysia through a partnership with G3 Global Berhad, TechNave writes.

The SenseTime Nebula-ITMDT and Thunder-E thermal imaging solution are integrated to trigger alerts, as well as detect and identify people wearing face masks. Implementing the technology is intended to enable detection of infected individuals in a non-contact way without increasing manpower.

Aadhaar updates and passport applications limited

Updates of Aadhaar biometrics and passports have been shut down at seva kendras across Bengaluru, The Hindu reports. Passport appointments have been reduced by half, after a directive was issued by the Ministry of External Affairs.

A cap on rescheduled appointments for passport applications has also been lifted to encourage people uncertain about their health status to refrain from interacting with others. Operations at the seva kendras have also been adjusted to reduce the chance of the coronavirus being spread.

“The staff are also getting sanitised and common areas are also being frequently sanitised. At Koramangala, we’ve completely stopped receiving any applicants till March 31. The biometric equipment is also being sanitised after every applicant. We are taking all basic precautions and not leaving anything to chance,” Bengaluru Regional Passport Officer Bharath Kumar Kuthati told the publication.

Jesus Christ’s Offer of Salvation:

The ABCs of Salvation through Jesus Christ (the Lamb)

A. Admit/Acknowledge/Accept that you are sinner. Ask God’s forgiveness and repent of your sins.

. . . “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23).

. . . “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one.” (Romans 3:10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.” (1 John 1:8).

B. Believe Jesus is Lord. Believe that Jesus Christ is who He claimed to be; that He was both fully God and fully man and that we are saved through His death, burial, and resurrection. Put your trust in Him as your only hope of salvation. Become a son or daughter of God by receiving Christ.

. . . “That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. (John 3:15-17). For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (Romans 10:13).

C. Call upon His name, Confess with your heart and with your lips that Jesus is your Lord and Savior.

. . . “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (Romans 10:9-10).

. . . “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.” (John 1:8-10).

. . . “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. (John 2:2).

. . . “In this was manifested the love of god toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world. Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God.” (1 John 4:9, 14-15).

. . . “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.” (Romans 5:8-10).

. . . “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23).

. . . “Jesus saith unto them, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” (John 14:6).

. . . “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth.” (Romans 1:16).

. . . “Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts: 4:12).

. . . “Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth for there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 2:4-6).

. . . “For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Thessalonians 5:9).

. . . “But as many as received him, to them gave the power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name.” (John 1:12).

True Church / Bride of Christ Spared from God’s Wrath:

 Romans 5:8-10. “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life.”

Romans 12:19. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 1:10. And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.

1 Thessalonians 5:9. For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 8:35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Jeremiah 30:7. Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.

Revelation 3:10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.